Direct weekday services between Glasgow and Carlisle will resume on Monday (April 24) following completion of the latest phase of the £164m project to upgrade Carstairs junction on the West Coast mainline (WCML).

As part of the Scottish Government-funded investment, engineers have been working to simplify and upgrade the track layout – clearing bottlenecks and making the junction more reliable.

Location: Carstairs

Original line: Caledonian Railway

Photographer: Network Rail

Contact photographer: Network Rail

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Date: 04/2023

Image number: 85279

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